Big-Leaf Maple vs short Jacob's-ladder

Acer macrophyllum compared with Polemonium pulcherrimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	short Jacob's-ladder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Acer	Polemonium
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Polemonium pulcherrimum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and short Jacob's-ladder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

short Jacob's-ladder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	short Jacob's-ladder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

short Jacob's-ladder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.